The Sound of the Forest

The Sound of the Forest

PROJECT DETAILS

The Sound of the Forest is a children's book and audio experience that encourages young children to listen to the natural sounds of their environment and learn about where things come from.

In May of 2016, Ben Gaydos and Julia Yezbick were invited by the organization Designers & Forests to East Iceland, a vastly deforested region of the country, to utilize goodgood's design methodology in a community-focused resource development project. After 100 years of preservation, of the regions few forests had trees mature enough to harvest. Our goal was to better understand the region and it’s resources, allowing for the formulation of possible directions for design solutions / products to arise from the diverse forest materials. We introduced methods to Icelandic, European and American workshop participants which encouraged solutions to arise from their interactions and experiences with community members. We worked with and learned from local artists / artisans, woodworkers, preservationists, millers, and park rangers. The exhibition of our forest product prototypes was covered by Icelandic National Television (RUV).